Amarillo voters offered fair choices as election nears
The Globe reflects on fair coverage of candidates for county judge and notes voter sentiment. It mentions Judge E C Nelson, Judge Sam Motlow, and local gossip while previewing a high school fundraiser for the Children’s Home and an Orphan Birthday club event.
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Globe
T. E. Johnson
E. C. Nelson
Sam Motlow
Nelson
The
Orphan Birthday Club
Tack
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Archer complains of lack of shooting space in Elwood Park
A letter from an archer urges creation of a designated bow and arrow range in Elwood Park after two years of shooting in the park. The writer laments the lack of a proper site and appeals for action to authorities.
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Tack
Elwood Park
Amarillo man seeks help to start roadside stand
Jesse Crawford of Amarillo writes asking for assistance to start a roadside stand near town to sell watermelon cold drinks and candy after a serious operation. He offers a 50 50 partnership and a living space for his family at Cabin 21 Amstex Tourist Camp East Tenth Avenue seeking any help.
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Nelson
Cabin 21
Amstex
East Tenth Avenue
Jesse Crawford
East Tenth .Ave
Amarillo
Texas
P. S
Holiday Confusion On Sunday Wheat Ranch
A Texas wheat farm near Amarillo and four harvest workers lose track of the date after rain halts work. While seeking sundries in town they learn it is just Sunday, not a holiday, prompting a playful debate and a return to routine on the farm.
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Amarillo
Bill” Sutherland
Bill
Helium Plant Construction Advances Across Panhandle
Pipe is being unloaded at Soney on the Rock Island and at Gentry on the Fort Worth and Denver for the 12 miles of six inch gas line to the helium plant and four miles of 10 inch lines to the United States Zinc smelter. Helium wells Nos. 1 2 and 4 are drilled on sections near Gentry owned by Bivins Bush and Fuqua with a pipeline linking well 4 to well 2. D J Muncy contracted to drill two additional water wells. first well yields 103 feet of water at 260 feet depth. The project aims for an August 15 start with over 100 skilled workers and 4 shifts.
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Rock Island
Gentry
Fort Worth
Denver
United States
Lee Bivins
W. H. Bush
W. H. Fuqua
D. J. Muncy
Panhandle
Inmate Gang Drives Off Car After Roadhouse Attempt
Miss Steele and three companions were in a car at a roadhouse near the state fair grounds when inmates Metkin Bellfield and Schell tried to seize it. Miss Steele was shot and gravely injured, others unharmed. Bellfield and Schell fled in another car after forcing two men out. Superintendent Fritzell offered 600 for the bodies, 100 for the return alive, with additional state rewards if killed or returned.
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Miss Steele
Bellfield
Schell
FE. E. Fritzell
Reformatory
Schill
Frizell
Air mail rates and delivery notes clarified
The article explains air mail postage is 5 cents plus regular charges where part of the journey is by rail no extra postage. Immediate delivery requires a special delivery stamp. registered air mail follows normal handling. Mr McDonald notes air mail can save 24 hours for routes to Washington New York and eastern points with possible involvement of Dr Johnston or Dr Puckett.
Fight at Riverside Drive Sets Stage for Tunney Clash
Chris Smith aboard the Katherine II traveled from Fair Haven New Jersey for a Yankee Stadium weigh in when a second car carrying Heeney Eddie Harvey and Jimmy Hennessey appeared. The challenger and champion stared without greeting as the scene unfolded.
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Katherine II
Fairhaven
New Jersey
Tunney
Yankee Stadium
Riverside Drive
Heeney
Eddie Harvey
Jimmy Hennessey
Lynch Sign and Awning sponsor box supper for orphanage fundraiser
A box supper continuing from page one features L. B. Lynch of Lynch Sign and Awning donating signs for each chair to aid the orphanage fundraiser. A mystery box prize will go to the most popular candidate, stirring talk as candidates bid against each other.
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L. B
Jack) Lynch
Lynch Sign and Awning Company
Beer bottles lay barrage at police station
The police department faced days of mess as beer bottles exploded and glass shattered in the big store room. Chief H L Gaither ordered the room emptied into the sewer this morning. Two men wore rubber aprons and leather gloves to handle hundreds of potent bottles.
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H. L. Gaither
A B C Picnic Postponed Indefinitely
The American Business club picnic scheduled for tomorrow afternoon and night is postponed until further notice due to impassable roads. G C Mathews social committee chair says a new date will be announced at the next weekly luncheon.
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American Business Club
G. C. Mathews
Mrs Lula Nelson Dies at Home in Amarillo
Lula Nelson 54 wife of W O Nelson of 1000 West Sixth died at the family home at 10 last night. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters Myrtle Hillier Lucy Bennett Charlie and Glen Brewer of Amarillo Ocie Langford of Wichita Falls a sister and two brothers Myrtle Brewer Paris W Z Mayes Amarillo G O Mayes Bailey Oklahoma. Moved here ten years ago from Collin county where she was born. Funeral set for 11 tomorrow at the First Baptist church with the body in state at the Blackburn-Boxwell funeral home.
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W. O. Nelson
West Sixth Street
Charlie
Glen Brewer
Amarillo
Myrtle Hillier
Lucy Bennett
Ocie Langford
Wichita Falls
Myrtle Brewer
Paris
W. Z. Mayes
G. O. Mayes
Bailey
Oklahoma
Nelson
Collin County
Blackburn-Boxwell
First Baptist Church
Pollard Supporters Rally for Re election at Taylor Street
About 300 supporters gathered in the store building at 606 Taylor Street for a last night rally in support of Sheriff Wiley Pollard seeking another term. Speakers addressed the crowd as applause greeted Pollard who spoke briefly. The event was billed by friends as a surprise party.
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Wiley Pollard
Taylor Street
Rotary Day Music Committee Presents Amarillo Program
The music committee led by Bill Matthews organized the Rotary meeting program at the Amarillo hotel. The Rotary orchestra and novelty numbers were featured along with a large food box and a surprise for the popular candidate. Children from the home led by Rev. G J Irvin and Mother Irvin opened, and Amarillo Pastimers were hired by Leo Sparks to provide the music.
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Rotary
Amarillo Hotel
Rotary Orchestra
G. J. Irvin
Irvin
Amarillo Pastimers
Leo Sparks
Market Report From Kansas City to New Orleans and Beyond
Market wires show hogs at Kansas City and Chicago higher with top hog prices around 11.15 in Kansas City and 11.65 in Chicago. Cattle and calves show steady to higher figures across marker yards in St Louis and Oklahoma City with various good and medium classes cited. Cotton and potatoes move in New York and New Orleans with futures and cash price shifts and notes on rain and weevil concerns.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Oklahoma City
New York
Liverpool
Alabama
New Orleans
Just folic t by Finn and pees us on
Poem fragment describing urban life with smoke and grime fading to sunset over Lake Huron. The speaker notices the sunlit water turning molten gold as night settles and wildlife like a whippoorwill sounds in the quiet shore scene.
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Finn
Lake Huron
Sunset In Royal Sky Inspires Night’s Arrival
Poem celebrates the day’s end as the king of clouds rides the sky. It urges observers to witness the sunset from a busy town and feel the divine proof in carnadine skies and fading light.
Poultry and Markets Roundup From Chicago and New York
Market notes report poultry prices and supply in Chicago with fowls and broilers listed. New York stock openings show gains for American Tobacco, Coty, Montgomery Ward, and Canadian Pacific. Chicago cash grain prices for wheat corn oats and Kansas City readings, plus bond quotes and produce prices for butter and eggs.
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Associated Press
American Tobacco
Coty
Montgomery-Ward
Canadian Pacific
American. Machine & Foundry
Consolidated Gas
Warren Bros
Chicago
The
Kansas City
Baby Born After Mother Is Thrown From Automobile
Carol Roberts of New York was thrown from a moving car in Denver. She crawled to a doorstep for shelter and gave birth to a daughter at the hospital. Both mother and baby were reported doing nicely.
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United Press
Denver
Carol Roberts
New York
Free Election Rides Offered in Potter County Sheriff Race
Voters lacking transportation to polls on Saturday July 28 may request a free ride by calling 9863 or 9864. The service, funded after heavy rains, aims to boost turnout for the sheriff's race and is offered to Potter County residents in need of a ride to the polling places.
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Potter County
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